I’ve always been 95% boy – it’s a bit of a standing joke in our home. I like heavy music, darkly beautiful song lyrics and grungey guitar bands – always have. And yet I spend my days crafting beautiful flourishes with a traditional calligraphy pen and ink. So I had a brainwave: I’ve combined the …
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If I wasn’t an optimist, I don’t know how I’d do February! But I’m felling all the joys of spring and so excited for the month ahead. We have birthday secret surprise adventures aplenty (two MAJOR birthdays in our family this month) and lots of calligraphy projects I’ve been a busy bee with in Jan …
I was so excited to come home from Venice last week to find these beauties sat in my inbox! Huge thanks to lovely Cara (owner, photographer, wedding stationery designer and our fabulous workshop host!) from The Little Paper Shop for the pics! And especially huge thanks to everyone who came along on the day! There …
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It’s a scarily big step to go from practising calligraphy at home to showing to people – and getting your first ‘wow’ from a friend or a client. One of my lovely calligraphy students just told me she has a 90 day goal of getting a first calligraphy client – which makes me so proud! …
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I can feel my calligraphy style beginning to change – my influences are evolving and so is my lettering. The thing is, you always learn. With calligraphy there’s never a ‘perfect’. Fashions and styles change, and there are so many styles out there, there’s always another which tempts me. So I’ve been watching videos by …
Almost a year ago I had an email from another calligrapher who’d seen my gold leaf name on Etsy. She asked how it was done – it’s tricky to add gilding to anything so fine. I’ll be teaching a calligraphy workshop in Coniston (in the Lake District) on the 21st of March and I decided …
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“… this stunning shoot, styled by events planners For The Love Of Weddings, is a floral fairytale brought to life. Petals in a palette of soft peaches and pinks – offset by foliage and pops of purple – set the tone, complemented by tables adorned with yet more flowers, sumptuous silks and opulent gold touches. …
I’m often asked to write bespoke calligraphy commissions for wedding presents, anniversary gifts and more. In October Denise got in touch with a very special request for a unique gift – a wedding reading she’d written for Sarah. It was a joy to write, in a romantic and flowing style which Denise found on my …